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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
ITA National Indoor
Boxx Falls In Second Round Singles At National Indoor
11/4/2011 | Women's Tennis
Nov. 4, 2011
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Senior Kristi Boxx of the Ole Miss women's tennis team won a tight first set, but couldn't hang on against the No. 4 seed, Mallory Burdette of Stanford in the second round of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships Friday at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center.
Down 3-2, Boxx won three straight games to take a 5-3 lead. She served for the set at 5-4 and again at 6-5, but both times Burdette broke back. In the tiebreaker, Burdette gained a 5-3 lead, but Boxx would answer winning it 9-7 to take the early advantage.
The second and third sets were all Burdette as she won 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. The first set marked the third tiebreaker for Boxx in as many days, as she had to win two of them in the first round to advance past Kansas State's Petra Niedermayerova.
"I wasn't that tired. Mallory is one of those players that is very streaky and if she is on, she is amazing. She pretty much goes for a winner on every ball, and she did that pretty well today," Boxx said.
Earlier in the day, Boxx teamed up with fellow senior Abby Guthrie to reach the semifinals of the doubles consolation. The 19th-ranked duo rallied to defeat Marie-Pier Huet and Whitney Ritchie of Oklahoma 9-7. Trailing 4-1 early, the Rebels came back to tie the match at 6 before winning 9-7. Boxx and Guthrie will face a familiar opponent in Alabama's Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne Macfarlane Saturday at 8 a.m. CT.
Fans can follow live scoring of all the action at the National Indoor by going to www.OleMissSports.com and clicking on the link in the calendar. Also go to www.USTA.com for a live chat during the tournament.
While Boxx and Guthrie are in New York, the rest of the squad is in Memphis this weekend competing in the Memphis Invitational.
USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships - FLUSHING, N.Y.
Singles
Second round - Mallory Burdette (STAN) def. Kristi Boxx (OM) 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Consolation
First round - Boxx/Abby Guthrie (OM) def. Marie-Pier Huet/Whitney Ritchie (OK) 9-7
